Improvement in wardrobe-bedsteads



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Wardrobe Bedsteads.

.No. 1405109. ParenxedJune24,1s73.

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CHARLES L. BARRITT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN WARDROBE-BEDST'EADS.

Specification forming part of Leiters Patent No. 140,109, dated June 24, 1873 application filed May 23, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. BARRITT, of Brooklyn, Kings county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Extension or Wardrobe Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full description ofthe same.

The nature of my invention consists, first, in the combination of the mattress-frame with the head-board of a wardrobe or frame, and elevating-levers secured by center-pins to its middle, and having its lower end pivoted to the sides of the wardrobe or frame, whereby, by the drawing out of the head-board, the mattress-frame will be horizontally extended, and von pushing it in will be elevated to a vertical position, and concealed within the sides of the wardrobe; second, in the method of lifting the foot of the mattress-frame by means of a spring, whereby the foot of the mattress-frame will be partially elevated'autornatically on releasing it from a latch, and thus facilitate the pushing in of the headboard; and, third, in combination of the folding leaves with the extensible head-board as a means of closing the wardrobe-doors. But, to describe my invention more particularly, I will refer to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, the same letters of reference, Wherever .they occur, referring to like parts.

Figure l is a perspective view of the wardrobe. Fig. 2 is a vertical cut sectional view ofthe same through the line a: Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional view, as above, showing the mattress-frame partially extended. Fig. 4 is a sectional view, as above, showing the mattress-frame fully extended. Fig. 5 is a plan view through the line v2 x2, Fig. 4.

Letter A represents the body-part of the' wardrobe or frame, and B the extensible headboard thereof, having solidly attached to the inner face thereof arms or cheek-pieces O. To these cheek-pieces is secured, by centerpins D, the front end of the mattress-frame E, and at or near the middle part of the frame is. secured by center-pins F to two elevating-levers, Gr, having their lower ends attached by center-pins H to the sides of the body-part of the wardrobe or frame. These center-pins H and D are arranged on a level with each other, so that, when the mattressframe is extended, it will be on a level. The lengths ofthe levers Gr are made to correspond with the space between the center-pins l) and F, through the side rails of the mattress-frame. The object of this is to have the parts draw out and close up on the same level, and one part within tlieother, as shown in Fig. 2. For the purpose of supporting the mattress-frame, when extended, cleats J are attached to the inner faces of the sides ofthe body-part of the wardrobe, directly underneath the ends of the elevating-levers G, so that, when the mattress-frame is extended, the levers will rest thereon, to give to it a firm and solid support. Cleats may also be attached to the inner face of the back of the wardrobe for the same purpose, if desired.

To facilitate the elevation of the mattressframe a spring, K, is secured to the lower side of the top of the wardrobe, and a cord, L, connects it with the end of the mattress-frame,

so that when released from the latch M (Fig.

4) the spring will retract, as shown in Fig. and thus automatically lift the end of the frame, so as to permit the lsheathing of the frame within the sides of the wardrobe with great ease. A barrel-sprin g, somewhat like those used for window-shades, will answer the same purpose as the spring shown in the drawings, and I purpose using such barrel-springs generally. A spring placed under the end of the mattress-frame, when pressed down, would also serve the same purpose of automatically lifting the end of the mattress-frame to facilitate the closing up of the wardrobe.

Letters N are mortise bolts or pins secured into the edges or the sides of the body of the wardrobe, or other part thereof', for the purpose of preventing the body ol the wardrobe from drawing ont or shifting its position when extending the mattress-frame. Letters P and Q are two folding leaves secured to the head-board B. The leaf P is made to fold under the doors R of the wardrobe, and the leaf Q against the doors. The object of this is to make the folding of the leaves do the duty of keeping the doors of the wardrobe evenly and smoothly closed, which is often impracticable bybolts or locks, owing to the tendency of a broad door warping a little when used in the dry atmosphere of a sleeping-room.

Having now described my invention I will proceed to set forth what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. The combination of the mattress-frame E and elevating-levers G with the frame A and cheek-pieces C of the extensible head-board B, arranged and operating substantially as described.

2. The combination of the spring K with the mattress-frame E and elevating-levers G, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

8. The folding-leaves P and Q, made of ditferent widths, and hinged to the head-board B, in combination with the Wardrobe-doors R, all arranged and operating as and for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES L. BARRITT.

Witnesses:

J. H. MUNsoN, R. RoWLEY. 

